Telegraph: Giving residents vote on whether new development could take place and what it looks like could resolve planning bill deadlock

By on September 14, 2021 in Build Up Not Out, Local Campaigns, Low Cost Britain, National Campaigns, Press Cuttings, Regenerating Weston, UK Productivity & Growth

Article by Tony Diver and published on The Telegraph. Giving local residents a vote on building works on their street would resolve the gridlock between Robert Jenrick and Conservative backbenchers over the planning bill, MPs have said. The Government has been forced to water down its landmark planning bill, which…

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YIMBY ALLIANCE: John Penrose and Bob Blackman set to put forward Bill that would empower local communities to vote on their own housing design and density rules.

By on September 13, 2021 in Build Up Not Out, Local Campaigns, Low Cost Britain, National Campaigns, Press Cuttings, Regenerating Weston, UK Productivity & Growth

Today a group of MPs led by John Penrose MP and Bob Blackman MP will sponsor a ‘Presentation Bill’ to allow the Secretary of State to enact secondary legislation empowering local communities to vote on their own housing design and density rules. The proposals would allow trials of community-led solutions…

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I: John Penrose says the Energy Price Cap isn’t doing what it needed to do

By on August 09, 2021 in Low Cost Britain, National Campaigns, Press Cuttings, UK Productivity & Growth

Article written by Katie Grant and originally published on I. Soaring energy bills combined with the Government’s planned Universal Credit cut will create a “perfect storm” for millions of families this winter. Energy prices could rise by up to £153 for 15 million households across England, Wales and Scotland in the…

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